Chance to be briefed by the u. S. Pacific command and made his way over to the Pearl Harbor Memorial with the first lady. It will be interesting to see what that conversation was like after they had a chance to sort of absorb all that. Now, at the top of the agenda, of course, is lots that the president is going to try to get done here as he makes his way through asia. A number of important stops along the way and north korea and the threats theyre posing, and south korea. The president will be in search of a united front before going to china where hell try to get president xi to get together on pyongyang. Ivanka trump batting leadoff, giving a speech in tokyo on friday before having dinner with the Prime Minister of this country shinzo abe. Thats before the president s visit and the stops wont overlap, but white house officials acknowledge that hers is a value added element to the trip especially as she keeps the focus on women in business. Now, elizabeth. You made an important point
Well talk to senator amee klobuchar who is set to question the tech billionaire. But first tonight u. S. Officials say north korea is willing to discuss denuclearization. Russia is calling a Chemical Attack on syrian soil fake news. And china is locked in the opening rounds of what may become a fullblown trade war. And for real this time, the president is acting out a riff he used throughout his campaign, determining who is a friend and who is a foe. Is that friend or foe . Is that friend . Friend or foe . Friend or foe . Hes friend. Okay. I think hes friend. Are you friend or foe . Are they friends . Friend or foe . Friend or foe . Friend. Its a choice the president has been disinclined to make where two men in particular are concerned, russian president Vladimir Putin and chinese president xi jinping. In a tweet sunday, President Trump actually criticized Vladimir Putin. In this case, slamming putins backing of syrian dictator bashar alassad. Thats on top of the toughest sanctions ye
Or dental procedures. Both made eliquis right for me. Ask your doctor if switching to eliquis is right for you. Welcome to kasie d. C. Im kasie hunt. Tonight President Trump confronts russia and china, two nations he hopes to win over, but now faces head on in a global game of chicken. Plus, epa chief scott pruitt holds on, but for how long amid a slew of headlines about his spending . And later, surprise you shared all your information on facebook, and now everyone can see it. Mark zuckerberg is preparing to face congress. Well talk to senator Amee Klobuchar who is set to question the tech billionaire. But first tonight u. S. Officials say north korea is willing to discuss denuclearization. Russia is calling a Chemical Attack on syrian soil fake news. And china is locked in the opening rounds of what may become a fullblown trade war. And for real this time, the president is acting out a riff he used throughout his campaign, determining who is a friend and who is a foe. Is that friend
You are talking about years of hostility, years of problems, years of really hatred between so many different nations. President trump met with north korean vice chairman kim yongchol for more than an hour yesterday. The president says they talked about many things including sanctions and denuclearization. Mike, the president said that he explained that removal of sanctions would only happen if they were willing to denuclearize. At this point it is still incredibly unclear if thats something north korea would ever agree to. The president did say that he hopes eventually he can remove sanctions that are on north korea. Mike . Mike Ellison Barber leading us off from the north lawn of the white house, ellison, many thanks. You bet. Mike one issue that wont be up for negotiation on june 12th is the number of american troops stationed in south korea. Thats according to defense Secretary Mattis, who says the deployment is strictly between the u. S. And seoul. Garrett tenney has more from was
Well see. Thank to you phillip, zerlina, john. Thank you for being with us. All in with chris hayes starts right now. Tonight on all in. I dont want to talk about pardons for Michael Flynn yet. A New York Times bombshell. Can you say unequivocally no one here has discussed pardons in this case . The president s lawyer reportedly floated pardons for flynn and plfrt before they were charged. Ive always found Paul Manafort to be a very decent man. Tonight it the reporter who broke the story and what this means for the Obstruction Case against the president. Then, did the Special Counsel just file evidence of Trump Campaign collusion with russia . Thats what he said. Thats what i said. Thats obviously what our position is. Plus, the president announces the firing of the v. A. Secretary on twitter. And apple ceo tim cook on Mark Zuckerbergs current
predicament. I wouldnt be in this situation. Okay. More from kara swisher and my exclusive interview when all in starts right now. Good evening